TRANSPIRATION

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The emission of water vapor from the leaves of plants

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural processes

Hypernyms ("transpiration" is a kind of...):

biological process; organic process (a process occurring in living organisms)

Derivation:

transpire (exude water vapor)

Meaning:

The passage of gases through fine tubes because of differences in pressure or temperature

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural processes

Hypernyms ("transpiration" is a kind of...):

action; activity; natural action; natural process (a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings))

Derivation:

transpire (pass through the tissue or substance or its pores or interstices, as of gas)

Meaning:

The process of giving off or exhaling water vapor through the skin or mucous membranes

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural processes

Hypernyms ("transpiration" is a kind of...):

activity; bodily function; bodily process; body process (an organic process that takes place in the body)

Derivation:

transpire (give off (water) through the skin)